Burlington racquetball players make national team

Three Burlington racquetball players have been named to Canada’s Junior National Team.

On the Boys’ Under 18 team is Sami Harb; on the Girls’ U18 team is Caillie Hunter; and on the Girls’ U14 team is Annie Fisher.

Qualification for the team is based on player performances at the 2013 Junior National Championships held last week in Burlington. The Junior National Team will compete at the 2013 World Junior Racquetball Championships in Sucre, Bolivia in October.

Coby Iwaasa will be looking to defend the Boy’s U16 World Junior title he won last year in California at this year’s World Juniors in Bolivia. Morissette earned bronze in 2012 and will try to do better than that at the 2013 World Juniors.

Making the team for the first time are Bousquet and Dinur on the boy’s side, and Hunter and Fisher on the girl’s side.

Also at the 2013 Canadian Junior National Championships in Burlington, Ont., Racquetball Canada named two players as the sportspeople of the tournament. The awards are named after past great Canadian champions.